face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 184, EDT 940, Ё—“я 4, 113, 118-119, TMN 4, 120, ‘едотов 2, 135. The word has an anatomical meaning ('hip') in old sources, but the meaning 'side' is also attested and must be more archaic, to judge from external evidence; the more abstract meaning in Chuvash ('vicinity') also supports 'side' as the original meaning.